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BORDER GREEN ENERGY TEAM

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BORDER GREEN ENERGY TEAM

Renewable EnergySustainable Solution for Local

Communities along Thai/Burma Border

ECHO Asia Agricultural ConferenceChiang Mai, Thailand23rd September, 2009

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What Can We Do to Help at the Regional Level?

Solar Cooking Community Small Hydro Power

Solar Electric System

Biogas for Cooking

Hydraulic Ram Pump

Renewable Energy

Types of Solar Cookers

Parabolic CookerPanel Cooker

Box Cooker

Solar Cooker: Advantages• Easy & simple• Save money on cooking fuel• No smoke: less respiratory disease• Fewer accidents from fire• Reduce the use of wood or charcoal

-- reduce de-forestation• Reduce CO2 emission

Solar Cooker: Drawbacks

• Cannot be used to cook breakfast• Less usable in cloudy or rainy weather• Slow heat source means longer

cooking time

Solar Cooking Training

Source: Inversin, A. R. (1986). Micro-Hydropower Sourcebook.

HeightPower = 5 x Height x Flow

Wattsmeters

liters/second

Micro-hydro Power

How to Measure Height

1. Direct Measurement2. Measuring Tape & Inclinometer

How to Measure Flow1. Area or Float Method2. Bucket Method

Direct Height Measurement•A friend•carpenter level•stick of known height (1 or 1.5 meters)•notebook

Head = (No. of Sticks x Length of Stick) + Final Measurement

Measuring Tape & Inclinometer•measuring tape•inclinometer

Measuring Tape & Inclinometer

Area or Float Method

Flow Rate (m3/s) = Cross-sectional area (m2) x Float length (m) / Float time (s)

Then change the unit from m3/s to liters/s by multiply by 1,000

Bucket Method•50 liter or larger bucket•Stop watch

Suitable Site?

Power = 5 x Height x Flow(Watts) = (meters x liters/second)

Power = 5 x 20 m x 15 l/s = 1,500 Watts

We want to use less than 50% of dry season flow.So, this site should be able to provide up to 750 Watts

Example: 20 m Head

15 l/s Flow

• 2008, Mae Wei village, Tak• 3 kilowatts• Pump-as-Turbine

Micro-hydro Power

Micro-hydro Power

• 2009 , Ta Poh Pu village, Tak

• 12 kilowatts -- 2 of 6 kW• Pump-as-Turbine

Micro-hydro Power

• 2009, Kre Ki village, Tak• 1 kilowatts• Pump-as-Turbine

Micro-hydro Video: Mae Wei Village, Feb. 2008

Long-term Community Managementfor Micro-hydro Projects

• Electricity Committees• Fee Collection: Electricity

used & Membership• Local Technicians• Maintenance Training• Periodic Check-up

Thai Solar Home System (SHS)

• US$ 200 million Government project, started in 2002

• 290,716 households without grid connection before SHS

• 188,995 SHS in all Thailand• 16,000 SHS in Tak Province• Thai installed PV in 2003: 6

MWp• SHS program adds 23 MWp!

Source: Provincial Electricity Authority , May 2006

Tak

Solar Home System Training and Maintenance

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Solar Home System Components120 Watt Solar Panel

Battery

Controller/Inverter

LightSwitches

2 of 10 watt Fluorescent Lights

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14” TV

Refugee Camp Solar/Diesel Generator Hybrid Systems

• Several refugee camps along Thai-Burma border• 7 Karen refugee camps• Over 20-year existence• Goal: Install solar/diesel hybrid system to power computer

centers implemented by ZOA Refugee Care and provide hands-on practical knowledge in renewable energy

IEEE Video

“Dream Job”

Solar-Diesel Generator Hybrid System in Refugee camp

Hydraulic Ram Pumping

• energy from falling water to pump water to a higher elevation

• water entering the pump generates a “water hammer” and in response a portion of the water is lifted to a higher point through a delivery pipe extending from the pump

How a Ram Pump Works

Ram pump donated by MeribahWebsite: www.meribah-ram-pump.com

• Anaerobic digestion

• Food / Animal waste

• Final products: 60-70% Methane,

28-38% Carbon dioxide,

2% Hydrogen sulfide + Nitrogen

+ Hydrogen

• Usage: Cooking fuel, heating, electricity

• Byproduct: Fertilizer

Biogas from Animal Manure for Cooking

Biogas from Animal Manure

Biogas from Animal Manure

Based on Heifer InternationalThailand

Solar Electric Systems for

Burma Clinics• Many clinics do not have

electricity• Goal: provide systems,

training on operation and maintenance

• Started in 2003• Total of electrified 47

clinics + 2 vaccine refrigerators

Clinic Conditions

Solar Equipment & Training

BG E T

BORDER GREEN ENERGY TEAM

BG E TBG E T

BORDER GREEN ENERGY TEAM

-Galatians 6: 9-10

“Let us not become weary in doing good,for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people...”

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